GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
encompassinclude
coalesceto grow together
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech